Day 15 and 16 - Tuscany

Tuscany

 

We are off on our next big drive to Tuscany.  The Dad's have done a good job driving our big car  and we haven't got stuck down any skinny streets yet!

 

We had a little pit stop along the way at Pisa......we found this tower that looked like it was going to fall over!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

Then to our beautiful villa in Tuscany.  We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw our villa and the view over the rolling hills and vineyards.  It was like something out of a movie! 

    

 

 

 

 

The next day was an awesome day because guess what.....we went horse riding through Tuscany!

 

Bella's horse was called Maremarana, Maddy's horse was called Ree (nickname King) and Sam's horse was called Ugo.



 

We had so much fun.  Two of the horses were a bit gassy and kept making rude noises all of the way along.  It was so funny!!!

 

 

After the horse riding we went to this really amazing vineyard and the parents did some wine tasting.  The glasses were HUGE!!!  The people at the vineyard were really nice to us and let out the Geese which we chased around.  Bella also got to pop the cork of a champagne bottle with a sword. 

We had this really nice Tuscan lunch.....we liked the lasagne the best.

 

As you can see, Sam was a bit over photos by this point!

 

After the vineyard we went to this little Medieval village, San Gimignano.  It was so old and very interesting to walk through.  We had the best Gelato ever there.  Apparently this little shop has won world wide awards for having the best gelato....if you ever go to Tuscany you will have to try it!

 
It was a very big day but a very awesome day.  Here we are, doing our blog to keep you up to date.

Good night everyone!  Only two stops left, Rome and Dubai.  We are starting to get sad that our trip is nearly over.  

Day 13 and 14 - Venice

Venice

 

 

  

Today we arrived in Venice. We caught this really cool water taxi to our apartment.  Venice is amazing!  It is built on all of these canals, so you can't drive there, so everyone gets around on boats or Gondoliers.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

This is St Mark's square.  It is huge and there are pigeons everywhere.  We walked around the little streets and it is a really pretty city, definitely one of our favourites so far.





 

 

 

 

 

We went on a Gondola and it was awesome!  The Gondoliers put there feet up on the buildings to push off if the Gondola gets too close to the walls.



 

 

 



 

 

The most special part of our visit to Venice was meeting up with our Poppy's family.  It was really funny because they couldn't speak English, so we had someone to help us to communicate with them.  It was a very happy and emotional day and we will remember our time together with them forever.   





 

 

We have loved our time in Venice, but after two days we are off to beautiful Tuscany.

 

We will be in touch soon!

 

Love Maddy and Bella xox

Day 12 - Bellagio Italy

Beautiful Bellagio........bellisimo!!!!

Today we caught 4 more trains to Milan to pick up our BIG van to drive through Italy.  Before we headed off we had to pay to use the toilets in Italy.  Lucky we weren't busting because we had to get some Euro first.  Can you believe that you have to pay to use a toilet!

Let us describe our van, it is big.....OMG!  I don't know how we are going to fit it down those skinny Italian streets.  We think our parents are a bit worried about that too.

Bellagio is our first stop and it is absolutely beautiful.  We have a lovely apartment overlooking Lake Como.  We are only staying here for 1 night, but we wish we were staying longer.  It is really sunny and warm here.  We had the best gelato.....it was delicious! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bellagio is well known for these stairs like in the photo above, they are everywhere.  

 

 

 

 

We went out for dinner and got to practice our Italian......Bon Journo, Grazi and see got a good workout tonight!

Venice is our next stop and we can't wait. 

Arrivederci from Bellagio, love Bella, Maddy and Sam xxx

Day 10 to 11 - Switzerland

Switzerland - Day 10 to 11

 

 

We caught a train from Paris to Switzerland.....or should we say 4 trains.  With all of our luggage it was a bit of a challenge, but we made it!

 

We are staying in a small Swiss Village called Lauterbrunnen. When we arrived at our hotel we found this really cool elevator.  To get in you had to open the door and then it shot off.....it was sooooo quick.  But we could only fit 3 people in at a time.

 

This village is surrounded by waterfalls.  Apparently there are 72 in the area.  We walked up to the biggest waterfall, Staubbach falls.  You can actually walk behind the waterfall which was really cool.   You can hear the sound of cow bells everywhere.

 

The next day we went for a trip up to the Stilthorn peak.  To get there we caught a cable car and a lovely little train and walked part of the way too. We were so high up, parts of the cable car ride were a bit scary, but the trip was very green and scenic.  When we got to the top it was really amazing.  Everywhere you looked there were snow-capped mountain peaks.  It was just how we imagined Switzerland to be.  

 

When we got back we went for another long walk to the Trummelback Falls. We saw lots of waterfalls and cows on the way. We also saw these crazy people base jumping off a mountain.  They were crazy!!

 

When we got to the falls we could actually walk into the mountain to see the waterfalls. There were a series of waterfalls inside the mountain and some of them were gushing like a jet.  It was a bit scary because we didn't want to fall into them.  We were so glad that we walked all of the way to the waterfall because it was unique and we have never seen anything like it before.

 

On the way home, we were walking along this little dirt road and all of a sudden about 10 pigs came running out of a farmhouse towards us.  It was so funny.

 

We loved Switzerland so much.   Here are a few photos to show you how beautiful Switzerland is.  Maddy and Bella x



 



 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 8 and 9 - Eurodisney

 

Day 8 and 9 Eurodisney

 

We had an amazing time at Eurodisney.  First of all we saw the parade where all of the Disney characters walked down main street.  Then we went on a few rides and looked around.  It was so cool!!  We stayed for the laser light show late that night.  We thought it was super special. 

 

On the second day we got our Mickey ears and went on some more rides.  We saw another parade and walked around the park.  We all thought the car ride was the best ride. 

 

The last ride that we went on was the "it's a small world" ride.  We were on a boat floating past all of these dolls that were dressed and dancing, symbolising the country they were from.  It was a good way to end the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See you at our next stop.......Switzerland!